Introduction to OpenClaw

OpenClaw is an open-source, self-hosted AI Agent gateway. You can assign tasks to AI directly in chat apps, and it will execute code, search, browser operations, and automation workflows.

Core Architecture

Chat Channel -> Gateway -> Agent -> LLM API

• Gateway: Unified channel connection, session management, task routing.
• Agent: AI entity that executes tasks — read/write files, run commands, call tools.
• Skill: Capability extension modules, composable by business scenario.

Typical Use Cases

1. Fix project bugs via AI in Telegram.
2. Upload data files for auto-generated analysis.
3. Browser automation for web queries and screenshots.
4. Scheduled information crawling and group notifications.